BRIT 2024 Awards: Burna Boy, Asake, Rema Get Nominations

Nigerian raving singers, Rema, Burna Boy, and Asake have been nominated for the 2024 Brit Awards, the UK’s most prominent music awards ceremony.

The nomination list for the annual music awards show was released on Wednesday, January 24.

Burna Boy and Asake made the ‘Best International Artiste’ category, the pair will compete in the International Artiste of the Year category against renowned global stars, including SZA, Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Miley Cyrus, Lanarkshire Del Rey, CMAT, and Caroline Polachek.

While ‘Calm Down‘, the hit song by Rema, was nominated in the ‘Best International Song’ category.

Rachel Agatha Keen, the British singer better known as RAYE, set a Brit Awards record by receiving the most nominations in a year.

RAYE broke the previous record of six nominations in a year, shared by Gorillaz, Craig David, and Robbie Williams.

See the full list of nominations for the 2024 Brit Awards below:

Mastercard Album of the Year

Blur – The Ballad of Darren

J Hus – Beautiful And Brutal Yard

Little Simz – NO THANK YOU

RAYE – My 21st Century Blues

Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy

Artiste of the Year

Arlo Parks

Central Cee

Dave

Dua Lipa

Fred again

J Hus

Jessie Ware

Little Simz

Olivia Dean

RAYE

Song of the Year

Calvin Harris/Ellie Goulding – Miracle

cassö/RAYE/D-Block Europe – Prada

Central Cee – Let Go

Dave & Central Cee – Sprinter

Dua Lipa – Dance The Night (From Barbie The Album)

Ed Sheeran – Eyes Closed

J Hus ft Drake – Who Told You

Kenya Grace – Strangers

Lewis Capaldi – Wish You The Best

PinkPantheress – Boy’s a liar

RAYE ft. 070 Shake – Escapism.

Rudimental/Charlotte Plank/Vibe Chemistry – Dancing Is Healing

Stormzy ft. Debbie – Firebabe

Switch Disco & Ella Henderson – REACT

Venbee & Goddard – Messy In Heaven

Group of the Year

Blur

Chase & Status

Headie One & K-Trap

Jungle

Young Fathers

Best New Artiste

Mahalia

Olivia Dean

PinkPantheress

RAYE

Yussef Dayes

International Artiste of the Year

Asake

Burna Boy

Caroline Polachek

CMAT

Kylie Minogue

Lana Del Rey

Miley Cyrus

Olivia Rodrigo

SZA

Taylor Swift

International Song of the Year

Billie Eilish – What Was I Made For

David Kushner – Daylight

Doja Cat – Paint The Town Red

Jazzy – Giving Me

Libianca – People

Meghan Trainor – Made You Look

Miley Cyrus – Flowers

Noah Kahan – Stick Season

Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz – Miss You

Olivia Rodrigo – vampire

Peggy Gou – (It Goes Like) Nanana

Rema – Calm Down

SZA – Kill Bill

Tate McRae – greedy

Tyla – Water

International Group of the Year

blink-182

boygenius

Foo Fighers

Gabriels

Paramore

Alternative Rock Act

Blur

Bring Me The Horizon

The Rolling Stones

Young Fathers

Yussef Dayes

Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act

CASISDEAD

Central Cee

Dave

J Hus

Little Simz

Dance Act

Barry Can’t Swim

Becky Hill

Calvin Harris

Fred again.

Romy

Pop Act

Calvin Harris

Charli XCX

Dua Lipa

Olivia Dean

RAYE

R&B Act

Cleo Sol

Jorja Smith

Mahalia

RAYE

SAULT

Rising Star

Caity Baser

Sekou

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